Project Solutions

Education

Specifications for education facilities usually focus on
these requirements:

Ease of cleaning

Safety underfoot

Stimulating colour tones

Environmental friendliness (especially if the building is
specified to Green Star)

Vinyl

Vinyl is great for any space, wet or dry, requiring a totally
durable, very easy to clean surface. Tarkett
vinyl comes in a huge array of colours, from neutral
greys and beiges to bright red, yellow, blue, green and even
purple, and can easily be cut on site to form patterns.
Wood-look vinyl also looks good. Tarkett vinyl has the
GreenTag eco-label (Gold, Level A), as well as Best Practice PVC
certification, both of which may be used to gain Green Star
credits.

Linoleum

Linoleum is a fantastic choice for environmental
friendliness - it is constructed entirely from natural
resources.Tarkett
linoleumhas a number of European
eco-labels, plus the Australian Ecospecifier GreenTag (Gold, Level
A) so may be used to gain Green Star
credits.Note linoleum may not be
used in wet areas.

Carpet

More schools are using carpet on their classroom floors, finding
it to be a quiet, comfortable solution. Shaw Color Form and
Color Frame carpet tiles are popular for adding splashes of
solid colour into a room. For classrooms a cushion-backed
carpet tile like Shaw Ecologix can be considered for improved
underfoot comfort.

Carpet can also be used in lobbies and corridors. For
entranceways coming from outside we strongly recommend entrance
matting is used, to absorb excess water from shoes.